2026-02-18

We discuss career-related topics and trends over lunch from 12 to 14 h, this year with Dr. Anja Voss. Her career path took her from studying humanities at Ruhr University to the automotive industry: today, she is Manager Retail Excellence at Porsche AG. Register by 20 April at the latest.

2026-02-06

We are once again awarding Mobility Grants for postdocs from the University Alliance Ruhr. Stays abroad of up to 12 weeks are funded with a maximum of €6,000. Last year, postdocs took advantage of these opportunity already and reported to us on their travels. Let them inspire you and apply by 20 March.

2026-01-30

Whether it's a junior professorship, a position at a university of applied sciences, a private university, or a traditional university professorship - at the Karriereforum Wissenschaft und Forschung 2026, we will shed light on the different types. Experienced professors from the UA Ruhr will provide personal insights. Register by 9 March!

2026-01-26

Is a doctorate the right thing for me? And if so, how do I get started and how do I organize my "project doctorate"? Our Frühjahrsakademie 2026 will help you to answer these questions and prepare for the exciting time of doctoral studies. It will take place from 24 to 26 March in hybrid form. Registration is possible until 6 March.

2025-12-17

We invite international doctoral researchers, who have already submitted their doctoral thesis, and early international postdoctoral researchers, who have recently finished their PhD, to explore the research landscape of the University Alliance Ruhr. Our professors offer to host you as a guest at their institute for two weeks.

2025-12-05

Möchten Sie Ihre Forschung sicher und verständlich in der Öffentlichkeit kommunizieren? In unserem Medientraining lernen Sie von renommierten Wissenschaftsjournalist*innen, worauf es dabei ankommt. Vier halbtägige Online-Module bauen inhaltlich aufeinander auf. Die Anmeldung ist geöffnet.

2025-11-28

„Macht Ihnen Netzwerken Spaß?“, lautete die Einstiegsfrage von Dr. Sven Horak, mit der er Mitte November die Teilnehmenden der Veranstaltung begrüßte. Der Zizza Tobin Professor of Management war vom The Peter J. Tobin College of Business an der St. John's University in New York virtuell zugeschaltet. 

2025-11-19

The annual RGS Doctoral Conference provides a professional, stimulating, and international environment in which up to 100 PhD students in economics can discuss their research results and ideas, establish informal networks, and initiate future collaborative research. The Call for Papers for the upcoming conference "Fiscal Challenges" from 18 to 19 February 2026 is open until 11 January.

2025-11-11

Discuss with advanced Postdocs and Junior Professors from different research fields and different research institutions what a career in research means! You will figure out what can already be important during your doctorate and how to develop an academic profile and international visibility for a research career. Register by 26 November!

2025-10-15

Wir laden Postdocs der Universitätsallianz Ruhr und Promovierende in der Schlussphase zum Austausch mit Unternehmensvertreter*innen aus dem Jungen Initiativkreis Ruhr ein. Das Event findet in diesem Jahr bei der Deutschen Bank in Essen statt.